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Blanka Vlašic | Croatia

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Named after the city of Casablanca, where her father, Joško Vlašic, competed in the 1983 Mediterranean Games as a decathlete, Blanka Vlašic is the current world champion in the high jump. She owns an unbeaten streak of 33 competitions and has jumped over two meters in 48 of her competitions. This season, Vlašic has jumped three centimeters higher than any of her opponents.
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